Motorcyclists' awareness and understanding of traffic signs for traffic safety in Yogyakarta

Abstract

Yogyakarta is not only well-known as a student city in Indonesia, but it is also famous as a national and international tourist destination. These factors result in a significant increase in road use year-after-year. However, the road length could not keep up with this development. It should be noted that more than 75% of road users in this city consist of motorcyclists. To travel safely, one should have good awareness and follows the traffic signs. This study was conducted by distributing 190 questionnaires to common people; online-transportation drivers and students who drive motorcycles, the goal was to examine their understanding of the existing 32 traffic signs and to observe road users' awareness of their obedience of existing prohibition signs. The study results indicated that the average percentages of drivers who have the correct understanding of 32 traffic signs is 77.11%. Based on gender, the total understanding in male respondents was 76.25% and in female respondents was 79.72%. Despite of good understanding of the prohibition signs, there was 304 violations from the motorbike riders in one-hour observation.